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Godfrey Ludlow. Eva was also known to be very close friends
with Center School teacher and later principal, Mildred
Wakeley (1903-1981). While a quarter century apart in age,
the two women had a close bond, being neighbors on Clin-
tonville Road. Miss Wakeley let Eva take charge of music at
Center School for graduation ceremonies. It seems that Eva
bequeathed her house to Mildred after her death in 1956.

Eva was also an avid collector of music related ephemera.
In 1938, she donated her entire collection to the Bradley Li-
brary Association. This included photographs of famous mu-
sicians, an 18th-century rosewood pitch pipe, and her grand-
father’s Carhartt melodeon.
A composer, musician, teacher, and collector: what else could
Eva do? For starters, Eva fought for women’s voting rights in
town. She tried to apply to vote at St. John’s Episcopal Church
(where she was the church organist) before women were al-
Eva taught Ione out of her home on Clintonville Road and lowed to, but was denied the right. Among her many hob-
began to teach many students the same way later in her ca- bies, Eva also enjoyed whittling and shooting her .22 caliber
reer. While she was teaching students piano and composi- rifle, which she was known to be an excellent shot with, at
tion, Eva was also composing her own music. Her most fa- her home in Vermont.
mous composition is titled, “Fight for Our Flag” in response
to America entering World War I. A copy can be found in the On October 6, 1956, Eva died at 79 years old. She is buried in
Library of Congress. her family plot with her father, mother, and sister in the New
Center Cemetery on Elm Street. Eva Louise Bradley will al-
Eva Louise Bradley also had many friendships, not just in ways be known for her astounding achievements as a teacher,
North Haven, but across the world - like pianist and Polish composer, and musician who demonstrated the true power
Prime Minister Ignacy Jan Paderewski or Australian violinist of music.

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